NUS Extraordinary Conference, Leicester

I'll start off by explaining how I was elected to be one of the NUS Delegates for the Conference.

It was a very short notice. Early afternoon. I texted as many people as I can to come to the Student Council and listen to what the Union Executive has to say about the issue. On the other hand, I've indirectly set up an instant campaign for them to vote me as a Delegate for the Conference.

Here's the vote counts, copied from the Students' Union Council minutes dated 20th November 2007:

NUS Extraordinary Conference

Reported: 5 places for NUS Extraordinary Conference, where the NUS Constitutional changes would be decided upon. It will take place 4^th December 2007, 9am-5pm in Leicester. Each candidate introduced themselves and gave a short speech, questions to candidates followed. The candidates were.

Reported: The results were as follows:

Candidate A: Abdul-Azim Ahmed 30 votes

Candidate B: Alys Mumford 24 votes

Candidate C: Ghaith Nassar 27 votes

Candidate D: Frances House 17 votes

Candidate E: Michaela Neild 22 votes

Candidate F: Sam Knight 21 votes

Candidate G: Sally Wood 24 votes

Candidate H: Mia Hollsing 21 votes

Candidate I: Azad Azman 37 votes

Resolved: Azad Azman, Abdul-Azim Ahmed, Ghaith Nassar, Alys Mumford and Sally Wood are to go to the NUS Extraordinary Conference.

Unfortunately Abdul-Azim couldn't come today because he had to be at his sister's side whom is expecting a baby anytime today.

So there we were, 7 of us: Jonny (SU President), Alys (Women's Officer - elected), Sally Airey (Societies, PG & International Officer), Rowena (Vice President), Sally Wood (LGBT Officer - elected), Ghaith (elected) and me (elected).

I'm quite tired actually, so I cut it super short. I was against the Governance Review, which had been presented in the White Paper given earlier. Unfortunately, the motion went through with ease, and we (together with the people of te same way of thinking) lost terribly!